Talk:Gates McFadden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	Ohio Portal Gates McFadden is part of WikiProject Ohio, which collaborates on Ohio-related subjects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to current discussions.
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale.
Mid	This article has been rated as mid-importance on the importance scale.
Please rate this article, and then leave comments here to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article.
Suggested article edit guidelines: To help us prioritise our workload, and in readiness for Wikipedia:1.0, we need to assess our articles for Quality. If this article is Unassessed, please assess it. See the Article Classification for instructions. If you disagree with a rating, you can change it or discuss it at Article Classification. After assessing this article's quality, please make sure it to add it to the Lists at Article Classification, following the grading scheme detailed there.

This article must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted or if there are other concerns relative to this policy, report it on the living persons biographies noticeboard.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.	Biography Portal
Start	This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ]
	This article is supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed biographical guide to actors and filmmakers on Wikipedia.
More information about this article... This article has a deprecated non-null importance= parameter. It should be replaced with priority=.

	Star Trek Portal This article is part of WikiProject Star Trek, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to all Star Trek-related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale.
High	This article has been rated as high-importance on the importance scale.

Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949 ...)

but: 1953 Births August 28 - Gates McFadden, actress

???

What's the truth? Memory Alpha article, linked to on this page, shows McFadden's DOB as Aug 28, 1953 also, agreeing with IMDB.

Contents 1 "The only TNG cast member who has not been a guest star..." 2 didn't she also appear in a "Mad About You" episode? 3 Reason for leaving TNG 3.1 Evidence of continued relationships with TNG co-stars still not sourced

[edit] "The only TNG cast member who has not been a guest star..."

"McFadden is the only TNG cast member who has not been a guest star in any other Trek spin-off."

Interesting, but not true. Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby have not appeared in any other spin-off. Although not credited as cast members, Diana Muldaur and Whoopi Goldberg were included in cast photos and did not appear in any spin-offs either, although Muldaur did appear in the original... but now I'm just nit-picking.

I would change this to say that "McFadden is the only TNG cast member who did not leave the show who has not been a guest star in any other Trek spin-off" (or something similar), except McFadden wasn't around for season two. (Interestingly enough, this means that all six cast members who were in all seven seasons did appear on other shows.)

If someone can figure out a way to accurately include this without it being awkwardly worded, go for it, but for the moment I'm taking it out.

[edit] didn't she also appear in a "Mad About You" episode?

I remember seeing Gates McFadden appear in a "Mad About You" episode. Is that true?

Yes. I think I remember her being a producer, or at least Paul's boss, at the Discovery Channel that he did documentaries for. There was one where he was to do a Yoko Ono documentary about the wind... She had a couple flunkies that followed her around and agreed with whatever she thought was good. Now all we need is a legitimate source. I wonder if IMDb has something? --Zuejay 20:14, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reason for leaving TNG

06:09, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

She stated in an interview that the real reason for leaving the show is that her husband was ill and she needed some time off. that is why her character was not killed. Crusher accepted an assignment teaching at Starfleet Academy. Diana Muldaur was not a permanent replacement, so they did not write her to be a popular character.

Not true at all. Those involved in the show, most notably Richard Arnold, have made it very clear she was fired due to disputes with the producers and other issues. She was only brought back when the character of Pulaski was poorly received and Muldaur had problems settling in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donners (talk • contribs) 21:38, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Evidence of continued relationships with TNG co-stars still not sourced

I included a "citation needed" note in the personal life section awhile ago because the claim that McFadden maintains relationships with TNG co-stars was not sourced. An explanation of the nature of those relationships is now in the section, but it still does not cite any sources. I am removing the claims, although anyone may revert if they can source the information. Azlib77 —Preceding comment was added at 15:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC)